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How MIDANA CAPITAL Does Shareholder Advocacy – Tropical Forest Protection in Indonesia and Malaysia
I just returned from Indonesia and Malaysia, where I met with palm oil growers, processors, and traders, and with banks that finance the development of palm oil, to press them to end deforestation. As a shareholder advocate, my job is to engage with companies and pressure them to improve their environmental practices.
MIDANA CAPITAL’s shareholder advocacy is unique. Our version of shareholder advocacy goes well beyond simply voting the proxies of the corporations in our Funds.
Read MoreMIDANA CAPITAL Applauds New Palm Oil Certification Standards from the RSPO
KOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA, November 26, 2018 – MIDANA CAPITAL commends the RSPO, the world’s largest third-party certifier for sustainable palm oil, for ratifying and adopting enhanced certification standards at its 15th Annual General Assembly. Palm oil is found in an estimated 50% of all packaged goods and its production is a leading driver of deforestation.
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